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A Step by Step Approach to Prepare for College for High School Students

By Elaine Heng On August 3, 2016 · Add Comment · In College Application
If you are a high school student at this exact moment, this means high school is basically mandatory that you attend, while your grandparents may have experienced high school as an optional higher education route. Yes, back then, high school was a way to help students prepare to get a job in the real world, [...]
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Why Taking AP Courses and AP Scores Matter

By Elaine Heng On May 5, 2016 · Add Comment · In College Application, Education: General, Resource, Test Preparation, Testing
  Many have questioned the significance of taking AP courses and if doing so yields any true benefits to the student. Opinions may vary on this subject and Socrato is here to shed some light for those considering AP courses and how AP exam scores matter in your academic career. What Are The Advantages of [...]
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News on the Common App and Alternative College Applications

By Abhi On November 5, 2015 · Add Comment · In College Application, Education: General, Education: Industry, General, In The News
Common Application makes changes for 2015-16. Here they are. The college admissions season never actually starts and ends because it is always ongoing for one group of students or another . . .     A New Coalition of Elite Colleges Tries to Reshape Admissions Perhaps the college application process should be preceded by a [...]
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Colleges Move to Accept Common Application Alternatives

By Abhi On November 3, 2015 · Add Comment · In College Application, Education: General, Education: Industry, General, In The News, Resource
The <a href="https://www viagra bestellen rezeptfrei.commonapp.org/”>Common Application, often referred to as the Common App, is an online college application service that allows students to apply to multiple colleges using the same form. The App is well known and the official website reports that it is currently used by over 600 colleges (some colleges offer multiple [...]
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Tips to Prepare for the Common Application College Essay

By Abhi On October 27, 2015 · Add Comment · In College Application, Education: General, Subject: Writing
The Common Application, or Common App, is an online application system used by many colleges in the US. A key component of the application is the application essay, or writing prompt. The college essay can help college admissions offices learn about the an applicant’s background, interests, written communication skills, and educational potential. The 2015 -2016 [...]
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News on College Applications

By Abhi On October 21, 2015 · 1 Comment · In College Application, Education: General, Education: Industry, General, In The News, Resource
College Admissions: Why Early Action and Decision Matter In the last decade, early admission programs have become an increasingly important aspect of college admissions. Many colleges are filling 30-70% of their freshman class via Early Action or Early Decision . . .             Universities, including Rice, A&M, want to make [...]
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Understanding College Applications Distinctions

By Abhi On October 20, 2015 · Add Comment · In College Application, Education: General, Resource
The fall high school semester is the application period for most colleges. Deciding which colleges to apply to is an involving task for high school seniors, and one that requires more than time investment alone. Considering the amount of preparation and planning that goes into applications, as well as the level of involvement required of [...]
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Earning Perfect SAT and ACT Scores

By Abhi On October 6, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Test Preparation, Testing
Earning any score near perfect on the SAT or ACT is usually considered excellent. And although every test taker would ideally like to achieve the highest score possible, receiving a perfect score is often considered out of reach. Perfect SAT and ACT scores, which are 2,400 and 36 respectively, are possible and do occasionally occur. [...]
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Summertime Tips for SAT/ACT Test Prep

By Abhi On July 9, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
SAT on some students’ minds this summer More and more students are spending part of their summer preparing for college admissions tests . . .         College Board jumps into SAT coaching as test changes loom For many years, the College Board argued that its SAT college entrance exam wasn’t coachable, but [...]
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PSAT News and Resources

By Abhi On June 11, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Resource, Test Preparation, Testing
Practice for the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 What will the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT and the PSAT 10 really be like? Find out firsthand by printing and taking the official redesigned PSAT/NMSQT practice test . . .         Redesigned PSAT Shifts Preparation Efforts For High School Students It’s that time of year: the high [...]
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